Who'd Have Thought It...

...apparently not one but TWO peeps think that I am a Stylish Blogger.. or is that I have a stylish Blog... well, either way... whooo, hooo, hoooo... that is very loverly of them to say so... and who'd have thought it... ONE peoples thinks that I have an attitude... or is my Blog has an attitude... either way... erm... ah, I will leave that one there and move on to say ... THANK YOU to Anne and Ellen who have awarded me some... awards!!!




Now, I LURVE getting awards... it hardly ever happens and it does but a big smile on my chops when I do get one... So... apparently Anne's award says that I have to pass this on to 4 peoples and then tell you eight things about myself that you don't know.



Right.. Eight things about Hels that you didn't know:

1) I am bibliophile! I am regularly seen haunting the hallowed halls of old English bookstores like Amazon and WHSmith... always on the scout for a bargain ROFL

2) Once upon a time I had a fish called Fido and then I got some more fishes and they were called Rover and Rex... they were catfish (they weren't really, I made that up... but that was what they were called!)

3) When I was about 8 years old a steam train was chuffing along the line thru the woods at the back of our house and my Dad called me to get in the car so we could nip up to the station to see it coming through... and I went and tried to get in the boot (trunk for my American pals) because Dad was putting his tool box in there... I have NEVER lived it down!!!

4)I used to ride a motorbike... and still would if I wasn't such an old crock lol

5) When I was 21 I decided that I wanted to leave Yorkshire and travel the world and go trekking in Peru and India... I got as far as Sheffield and decided I had seen enough so went home and had proper Northern Fish & Chips!

6) I am fluent in Cattish and Miaowish, the two main dialects of Felinialand

7) I am also very strange... *like you didn't know that already* I can waggle my ears at the same time as flaring my nostrils. A friend *I use that term lightly* once said that I could slow down my train by sticking my head out of the window and letting my nostrils act as parachutes! How very dare they!!

8) I used to get stopped in the street because people thought that I was Samantha Fox - oh and also they thought I was Suzanne from Grange Hill who was then Michelle in EastEnders and who is now a TV producer and also, someone once told me that they thought I looked like Sharon Stone but... they were a bit drunk at the time so I don't think that they really meant it LOL

9) I couldn't stop at 8 because I have more and technically, I got two awards so that means 16 things... shall I continue??? ROFL

10) I talk too much... no! you don't say!!! Actually, I can talk and talk and talk... usually utter gibberish but some people do take pity on Grim!

11) When I sing, birds literally fall from the sky... stone dead LOL (seriously, those blackbirds in Arizona or where ever they were... I sang that morning... and look what happened!!)

12) If I can, I like to touch the end of my nose with my tongue - it generally revolts people so much, they give me a wide berth, which is fab because I get the whole train carriage to myself

13) I was once selected to be a Special Agent! Seriously, this is totally true. I was 12 and it was a club from my Saturday paper round... I had to phone to say I wanted to be a Special Agent... and yep, I got the wrong number and the poor woman on the other end of the phone sounded very perturbed to hear a young voice saying this is Special Agent Hels...

14) Oh, this is a good one... when Grim and I got married, we had a huge big red London bus to take us from the Register Office to our hotel reception thingy... that turned a few heads!!

15) I once had a fight with a boy from school because he was pulling my hair... and I hit him so hard he ran away and I wanted to go back out after my tea and finish it off... I got a thick lip off him and still bear the scar today... it is the only fight I ever had... never again... thick lips hurt!!! Watch out Sean Mahon, I remember you!!! mwhahahahhaaaa

16) I have a really bad habit... I do confess... that... I like to give animals voices... so like if we are out for a walk and we see a horse, the horse will say "Helloooo theyre Mistur Grim" or if we see a Rhino, I will say "Helloooo theyre Mistur Grim" My voices are totally different too... you could actually believe that the animals truly are talking...



So, there you go... a few little things that you never knew about me... some are more ...erm.. real that others ROFL I have to go now because there is someone knocking on the door again... I think it is that silly man with the white coat and the big syringe and the van... And... if you have got this far on this MAMMOTH waffley post... I award both of these awards to ... EVERYONE!!! Yes, indeedily - I can't just pick 4 because there are SO MANY awesome bloggers and blogs out there... so anyone who reads this far can have it! LOL TTFN

Hels x

Creatively Speaking...

Aha! I have been got again with that fabby award ... Creative Writer. A few weeks ago I was awarded it and managed to come up with some humdinger fibs and a few truths... well, seeing as I love to have a chat *you know me, flying fingers type away and I end up with a really long and waffling post* I thought I would do it again...the first rule is to say thank you to the person who awarded it to you... so .. Many Thanks to ROBIN from Bosenberries Blog - pop on over there to see her lovely work too...she has a real knack with cutey cards *there is a tag on her blog too which makes me drooool, tis ice cream...mmmmmm yummy* So, here we go with the details:

1.Thank and link to the person/persons who gave you the award.

HUGE thanks to the lovely Robin... here is HER BLOG

2.Display the award on your blog.

3.Tell 6 lies and 1 truth about yourself or vice versa.

4. Nominate 7 others and leave them a message letting them know.

So here are my truths/lies....can you guess what it what though? :O))

1) Several years ago I was bored one Sunday afternoon, so I started to write a novel... three days later I sent it to a publishing house in London and it was accepted... published, hardback and paperback... you will have read it too I bet... I wrote it under a pseudonym so you will have to guess who I really am :O)) Oh and it was translated into 73 different languages such was its popularity.

2) When I was 22 years old I decided that I was getting lazy, so I joined a climbing club in my old hometown. We all did a sponsored trek into the Himalaya's and Ian Botham was our leader. I did ride on an elephant for a few miles but the poor thing was struggling under the weight of my make up bag.

3) I had such a sweet angelic voice and face when I was a little girl, I was in the choir at the local church and used to sing Descant at Carols and also sang for Weddings and Funerals... they were more lucrative, they paid 50p a ceremony, compared to the 15p for Sunday services.

4) I did have a bit of a naughty side to me when I was little and because I was a bit of a Tomboy, I got into a fight in when I was in the Brownies and thumped* a girl on the arm and I was slung out of the Brownies... and never made Girl Guides *I was provoked though...she said I looked like a boy and that my freckles made me look ugly*

5) I don't like reading - to the point that I don't even buy magazines, not even craft magazines. I don't like the novels of Douglas Kennedy, nor do I have a passion for Shakespeare!

6) When I was 3 I was climbing up a Yorkshire stone wall in my Grandma's garden and one of the boulders fell onto my feet, it crushed the toes and I now have a big sticky out bit on the right one and a big bumpy bit on the left one. Cos I was so young they couldn't put the feet into a plaster cast. It is a sod trying to get shoes to fit cos I have feet that resembles ducks flippers.

7) I really hate Fish & Chips, especially those ones from the North of England that are cooked in fat rather than oil...you know, the ones that they have at Whitby and Bridlington... yuk, cannot stand them at all!

So, there you go... lies and truths... but which are which!!!

Time for me to Nominate some peeps to pass this one onto... last time I passed it on I know a few others got more than one... so I am just passing this one onto Linda.. in the hope that it will take her mind off Ranger U... BUT, if you would like the award yourself, please feel free to take it cos I am sure you will love doing the Creative Writing too :O))

So, today is the last day of my 30's.... WHOOOOHOOOOOOO, I am soooooo excited that I am gonna be 40! Honestly, I am ... *that ain't a lie you know*... I think that cos I will be 40, I can get away with being slightly mad and instead of people thinking I am stoopid cos I am blonde, they will think I am having senior moments ROFL Have a good day everyone... please, please, please, pop back tomorrow.. the Sunday Stamper has a new theme... AND... there is a special something up for grabs too... candy galore *doh, I wasn't s'posed to tell you yet!!!* TTFN

Hels x

Creatively Written...

... I got an award!! It is a special award and here is the blurb that goes with it:

1 Express gratitude to the blogger who bestowed the award unto you... Copious, grovelling …I am not worthy… SO - many many many thanks to the lovely & incredibly talented Darcy

2 Display the picture on your blog proudly.


3 Be nice and provide a link to the person who gave it to you.

Find DARCY's blog HERE


4 Tell up to six outrageous lies about yourself, and at least one outrageous truth, or switch it around and tell six outrageous truths and one outrageous lie. I'm not telling which is which :)

5 Nominate seven creative writers who might be into doing this. I am passing this one on to Bloggers who make me smile, laugh, emote in some way or another... basically, talented girlies whom I admire *not in a lezzy way though PMSL* :O))

6 Post links to the seven blogs you nominate and let the owners of those blogs know:

So here are my Lies &/OR Truths....

1) I once got into the Final of a talent competition but was pipped to the post by a Little Jimmy Krankie impersonator - my act was Fire Eating and singing Amazing Grace at the same time.

2) When I was at school I once climbed onto the top of the Gymnasium for a bet, the school bell rang and all my friends ran off back to class and left me up there. Then they forgot I was up there at home time and left me there all night in the freezing cold. I had nothing to eat or drink with me, so I had to take rainwater from a gutter and eat moss and spiders.

3) I once drove Tony Blair (when he was the Prime Minister) from Nottingham to London. He came to say thank you to me at the end of the trip. I didn't shake his hand though.(PMSL)

4) I have an IQ of 158 and am a member of Mensa.

5) When I was in my last year at school, I was bitten by a weird bug and my left arm swelled up to the size of a tree trunk and I was hospitalized for 3 weeks. The bug got away and no one ever really knew exactly what it was but the Dr's took some of my blood and made an anti-venom in case it ever happened again to anyone else. To this day, over 2 people have been saved because of my bravery.

6) I hold a full HGV driving licence, a full PCV driving licence, a full Motorbike licence and not only can I drive big lorries and buses, I also have a small aircraft Pilots Licence too.. all that on top of being a train driver.

RIGHT! Whatcha fink then peeps? Am I a total big nosed liar.. or is there an element of truth in each statement...or are they all TRUE!!!!

I hereby nominate the following peeps and again, say a hugely grovelling and muchly appreciated thank you to Darcy :O))

LINDA

ALISON

SHAZ

MINXY

GERRIE

LAURA

HELEN

That's all folks :O))

A Lovely Gift

Morning peeps,


Aw, my day has just been made...my dear pal Shaz has given me this gift:



The whole thing started with the movie "Pay It Forward" The role model of Haley Joel Osment, gives a great deed to another person. The only "attach" to the person who receives it is that he/she has to promise to give something that matters to others. A simple demand, this may not be as simple as it sounds? Someone has now taken the principle further, and made it into a gift. The rules are simple - everyone can join, and only three rules have to be fulfilled:


1. You must have your own blog, so that you can spread the message.
2. You must like to make others happy.
3. You must ship your gift within the next 365 days

So, I now pass this gift on to my dear friend Linda.

Thank you to Shaz, you really have made me smile today!

Hugs Hels x

Circle Of Friends

Hey Peeps

My friend Minxy has given me a lovely Circle of Friends award...If you click here, you can see Minxy's other side...her Adorable Overdose.....well, I certainly don't overdose when I visit her second Blog cos there are some heavenly cute designs on there.




I am passing this award on to a couple of pals.....

Denize

Tina

Shaz

Thanks again Minxy!

Hels xx